The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-19
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL
In Brief.

| CITY MATTERS In GENERAL
! In Brief
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
! William Gratznowsky and Mary A. Borman,
/ Hezekiah Winslow and Myrtle A. Harper
George Howe, who was arrested at West Point,
/ Ind. last Saturday. the charge Of counter
i feiting to Jail yesterday by Commits
sioner Van Buren, in default of bail for $500.
/ Nine deaths among infants were reported to
the local health Office yesterday. Three or the
fatalities were the result of cholera infantum.
| Several cases of diphtheria were also reported
/ WENT AWAY TO POISON HERSELF.
Nellie Gapsen left her homo East Court
street last Saturday and has not been seen by
her friends since. When she went away she
told her associates that she was going to the
woods to poison herself, and the suppositlcn Is
she carried out her purpose.
ROBBED HIS FATHER AND WENT WEST.
Martin Colgrove the eighteen year-od son of
John Colcrove, living at No 125 West Wabash
street, robbed his father OF $40 last evening and
left this city for the West. The money was all
the old gentleman had and was taken from his
pockets while he was at supper
CAUGHT FIRE FROM FLYING SPARKS.
The fire department. called to the resi-
dence Of John s. Spann, on North Pennsylvania
street. yesterday forenoon. the roof of which
set on fire by flying sparks. The loss was
small In the afternoon they pus out a similar
fire at the residence Of Mrs. Charlotte Davis,
No. 105 Hosbrook street.
STRUCK By LOCOMOTIVE
Henry Brunig. living at No. 379 South Della
ware street, was struck by l.. b. & w.
switch engine last evening, while crossing the
Panhandle railroad track on Virginia avenue.
and seriously hurt by having an ankle, hip and
shoulder dislocated. He under the influence
of liquor and would not get out of the way OF
the locomotive
POLICE BOARD AFFAIRS.
There was short session of the police board
yesterday afternoon. The resignation of extra
patroman Evans was accepted, and James o.
Mefford. alf-brother to Superintendent Trav-
IL, was appointed TO the vacancy. Police pow
ers were granted to merchant policemen
Milford. Bristow and Robert H. Meverpeter.
and T. Shafer was appointed janitor OF the DO
lice headquarters
AN Ex-POLIcE SERGEANT ROBBED.
Ex-Sergeant William Hagerdorn, of the Met
ropolitan police force, proprietor of the
National House at Cum berland. this county,
was in the city yesterday on the trail of she two
thieves who broke into his house Sunday night
and stole several articles of small value, and
$o50in money. He thinks the men belong to a
gang that often threatened to do him up while
he was on the force and expects to capture them.
DEATH OF BOY FROM LocKJAw.
Robert Lankin, aged fourteen years. died of
lockjaw at the residence of his parents No. 81
St. Joseph street, last evening On the evening
of July he was shooting ire-works.and stick
out of a rocket penetrated his knee joint The
wound was allowed to go without medca!
treatment until Sunday, when Dr. Henry
Jameson was called and removed the splinters.
The injury resulted in lockiaw, from which he
suffered two days before death occurred.
MUST EMPLOY UNION MEN ONLY.
The hod-carriers in The employ of Peter
fho riv
siderable trouble because he saw fit to employ a
who not member of tho union
Yesterday morning nearly all his men employed
the various buildings around the city quit
work and refused to go back until the
1nion man was discharged The trouble was
compromised in the afternoon by the new
laborer paying 81 and becoming a member of
the union.
THREE NEW INDIANA ENTERPRISES
Articles were filed with the Secretary of State
yesterday Incorporating companies as fol-
lows: Jacksonville Water Supply Company,
capital stock. 5000. 900; directors, Emil Volt
man, Ed. c. Butcher and Charles NJ. Berriam.
Fort Wayne Mineral Company. capital stock,
$4,000; directors, j. NJ Rex, Chas Hine.
Charles r. Dreyer. H. G. Hartman and j. w.
Hayden. Napanee Furniture Company, Of Nap
anee Elkhart county, capital stock, $4,000;
directors, Frank Coppes. Charles j. Levezey.
Barney Uline, Jacob Hartman and Perry A.
Early.
HOW COURT is RUN IN BOONE COUNTY.
Attorney general Kitchener. Captain Carson
and half dozen other persons, went to Leb
anon yesterday 20 attend the trial of the suit of
Carson against Harrison for possession of the
Office of president of the State benevolent
boards. When they arrived they found that
Judge Terhune. without giving them notice, had
decided to postpone the hearing of the case, and
left word for them that he had gone out to his
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Thursday to try the case. The gentlemen who
were needlessly made to lose nearly days
time returned home deeply diseusted
TROUBLE AWAY FROM HOME.
George G. Leonard who claims to be an agent
OF Huffman's commission house, of this city, is
under arrest at Richmond on a warrant sworn
out by Miss Mary Malone, until recently en-
ployed in dry goods store here. She charges
that Leonard betrayed her by leading
her into q bogus marriage She afterwards dis
covered that he had wife at East Germantown
Ind, but she went with him to Richmond.
where. after living with her at a boarding house
for a few days. he abandoned her. He afterwards
returned. she charges, and assaulted her. She
fears that he will kill her, and for this reason
had him arrested.
ESCAPE OF NJ. NJ. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Prosecutor Frank Wright yesterday
morning received a telegram from detective
Robert d. Hobbs, dated at Bennett. Colorado,
stating that NJ NJ. Williams, the defaulting ex-
grocer. whom he had caught in the mines of
southern Colorado, had escaped from him by
jumping from an bound Union Pacific
train. The tele gram did not relate any of the
particulars, but ended by saying that he was in
pursuit of the fugitive. Frank Lloyd, the part
ner of Mr.. Hobbs, had heard nothing Of the es-
cape last evening and is inclined to think the
telegram is a canard. Neither Mr.. Lloyd. nor
any of the court officials have heard whether or
not John Williams arrested with his
brother, but Mr. Lloyd thinks he was, because
they together Mr. Hobbs expected
home with his prisoner last evening. and why
he was 30 long detained in Colorado is a mystery
TO the persons interested in Williams being
brought back.
Items from the Courts.
OFFENDERS SENTENCED BY THE CRIMINAL @ CURT
In tha Crmipa al Court yesterdav Henry Wat